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They Died in June 2014 Trivia Quiz

These questions are about people who died in June 2014.

A multiple-choice quiz by Robert907. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Robert907

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368,374

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Multi-talented American actress, writer and activist Ruby Dee died June 11, 2014. In which 1961 Sidney Poitier film did Dee first gain attention, playing the character Ruth Younger? Hint

A Raisin in the Sun

Lilies of the Field

To Sir, With Love

A Patch of Blue

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player Tony Gwynn died June 16, 2014. Gwynn played his entire 20 year career with which west coast team? Hint

Los Angeles Dodgers

Seattle Mariners

San Francisco Giants

San Diego Padres

3. Retired National Football League coach Chuck Noll died June 13, 2014. Noll coached the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl championships. Noll and famed Dallas Cowboy coach Jimmy Johnson both won how many games in their first professional seasons? Hint

Ten

One

Twelve

Fifteen

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Question 4 of 10

4. American actress Ann B. Davis died June 1, 2014. Davis was most famous for playing Alice the housekeeper on the 1969-74 television series "The Brady Bunch". What was Alice's last name in the series? Hint: She shares the last name with a TV astronaut of the same era. Hint

Rogers

Austin

Nelson

Cochrane

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Question 5 of 10

5. American baseball player, manager and coach Don Zimmer died June 4, 2014. Which team was Zimmer managing when he won the National League Manager of the Year in 1989? Hint: Curse of the Billy Goat Hint

Boston Red Sox

Chicago Cubs

New York Yankees

Detroit Tigers

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Question 6 of 10

6. American radio personality Casey Kasem died June 15, 2014. Besides being remembered for hosting "American Top 40", Kasem provided the voice talent for which animated character? Hint

Fred Flintstone

Mr. Magoo

Foghorn Leghorn

Norville "Shaggy" Rogers

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Question 7 of 10

7. American actor Meshach Taylor died June 28, 2014. From 1986-1993, Taylor played the part of Anthony Bouvier in which television show centering on Sugarbaker Designs? Hint

Rodeo Drive

It's A Living

Delta

Designing Women

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Question 8 of 10

8. Former Major League Baseball pitcher Bob Welch died June 9, 2014. For what reason did Welch not pitch in the 1989 World Series despite winning 17 games for the Oakland A's that year? Hint

A drug suspension

An earthquake

A motorcycle accident

Three successive rainouts

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Question 9 of 10

9. American actor Eli Wallach died June 24, 2014. Which part did Wallach play in the 1966 western film "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly"? Hint

The Good

He was not in the film

The Bad

The Ugly

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Question 10 of 10

10. American World War II veteran Chester Nez died June 4, 2014. Nez received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2001 for his participation in what World War II activity? Hint: 2002 movie "Windtalkers" Hint

D-Day landings

Manhattan Project

Navajo Code Talker

The Battle of Britain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Multi-talented American actress, writer and activist Ruby Dee died June 11, 2014. In which 1961 Sidney Poitier film did Dee first gain attention, playing the character Ruth Younger?

Answer: A Raisin in the Sun

An African-American family dreams of a better life in the 1961 movie version of the 1959 Broadway play. Ruby Dee also appeared in "Do the Right Thing", "Jungle Fever" and in the 2007 "American Gangster" where she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She and her long-time husband Ossie Davis were well known civil rights activists.

2. Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player Tony Gwynn died June 16, 2014. Gwynn played his entire 20 year career with which west coast team?

Answer: San Diego Padres

Gwynn won eight batting titles while playing for the Padres. He still holds most of the hitting records for the San Diego franchise. Gwynn was also very well respected off the field winning the 1999 Roberto Clemente Award for sportsmanship and contribution to his community.

Answer: One

In the 1969 season Noll's Steelers finished 1-13. Johnson's Cowboys went 1-15 in the 1989 season. Thankfully, the team's owners stuck with their coaches as things turned around very quickly.

Answer: Nelson

Tony Nelson was a TV astronaut played by Larry Hagman on "I Dream of Jeannie". Davis originally came to prominence on 1955-59 "The Bob Cummings Show". After "The Brady Bunch", Davis primarily did stage work and was a celebrity spokeswoman for many products.

Answer: Chicago Cubs

Don Zimmer spent an amazing 66 years in professional baseball with 13 different organizations. The Curse of the Billy Goat reputedly comes from a 1945 game when a Chicago tavern owner was asked to leave a game because his goat was bothering other fans. He was outraged and put a curse on the team.

6. American radio personality Casey Kasem died June 15, 2014. Besides being remembered for hosting "American Top 40", Kasem provided the voice talent for which animated character?

Answer: Norville "Shaggy" Rogers

Kasem provided the voice of "Shaggy" on various versions of the Scooby Doo franchise from 1969 until 2009.

7. American actor Meshach Taylor died June 28, 2014. From 1986-1993, Taylor played the part of Anthony Bouvier in which television show centering on Sugarbaker Designs?

Answer: Designing Women

Sister Julia (Dixie Carter) and Suzanne (Delta Burke) Sugarbaker run an interior design firm with employees Mary Jo (Annie Potts) and Charlene (Jean Smart). Taylor's Bouvier was a former prison inmate who worked at the design firm. He eventually became a partner. Taylor also appeared in the 1987 movie "Mannequin" and in the 1993-1997 situation comedy "Dave's World".

8. Former Major League Baseball pitcher Bob Welch died June 9, 2014. For what reason did Welch not pitch in the 1989 World Series despite winning 17 games for the Oakland A's that year?

Answer: An earthquake

Minutes before Welch was to take the mound for Game 3 of the 1989 World Series against the San Francisco Giants, the Bay Area was struck by an earthquake. The 6.9 on the Richter Scale quake killed 63 people and injured almost 4,000. The World Series was delayed eleven days and the Oakland A's switched back to their Game 1 and 2 pitchers sweeping the Giants in the four games series. Welch went on to win 27 games in the 1990 season capturing the Cy Young Award for best pitcher.

9. American actor Eli Wallach died June 24, 2014. Which part did Wallach play in the 1966 western film "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly"?

Answer: The Ugly

Two men form an uneasy alliance to beat a third to a fortune buried in a cemetery in the Sergio Leone directed classic. Clint Eastwood played Blondie (The Good) a bounty hunter, Lee Van Cleef (The Bad) an assassin and Wallach (The Ugly) an outlaw on the run. Wallach was an accomplished actor for over sixty years as comfortable on stage as in television and motion pictures.

Answer: Navajo Code Talker

Chester Nez was the last of the original Navajo code talkers who served in the Marines in World War II. The nature of the language made it very difficult for non-Navajo people to learn thus making it a perfect code to communicate during wartime. Nicolas Cage starred in the 2002 film "Windtalkers" that highlighted this until then little appreciated aspect of World War II history.

Source: Author Robert907

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